Donor Name:

Maryland Academy of Sciences  Search this

Length - Object:

31 cm

Width - Object:

19 cm

Depth - Object:

12.5 cm

Culture:

Cherokee  Search this

Object Type:

Mask

Place:

Not Given, United States, North America

Accession Date:

26 May 2009

Notes:

Carved wooden mask with human face. Remnants of red paint on face. Carved wooden upper teeth. Openings for eyes, mouth and nostrils. Carved ears on each side. Black paint around eyes and mouth. Several nails/tacks and nail holes around the top of mask indicate something may have been attached at some point. Two holes drilled in sides of mask for string?

Record Last Modified:

6 May 2022

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

387107

USNM Number:

E432553-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ecb43206-63a7-4ba5-a357-07ade725182b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8941849